Milk crate



l ,fm/672 r CHARM-'5A WOOL S'EY Jly 27., 19.26.-

c. A. wQoLsEY MILK 'CRATE Original Filed neg. 5, 1921 Patented July 27',1925. Y .f

,CHARLEs A; Wooten?, orl MiNNEAroLis, MINNESOTA.-

Miiii: CRATE.

,Applicati/onled Decemherrplflll, Serial Najl'. yRenewed lvlay 5, 19M."

The object of this inventionis to provide a inillncratedesigned'Aparticularly for bot-r tles of 'smallsi'za such as pints`and iiiadev ofystrong, durable material, of such construc` tion lthat 4it is capable4'ofwithstanding the l rough handling, to whichfcrates;offthis kind,

arel ordinarily. subjected.l

A further object isto provide a crate hav- .ing all the necessaryelementsyofdurability7 but at the same time comparativelysimplervandfinexpensive to manu-facture.

TheA invention consists generally in various constructions and'combinations, all las hereinafter described-` andkparticularly pointed vv s 1.Y i .crate comprisingsideand endv walls composedl of slats placededgey to edge,` parti- .tion bars[dividingl the interior off said crateO utin theclaims. vIn the j accompanying drawings forming partof thisspecification,

v Figure lis a perspectiveview of crate embodying my invention, H

Figure-2 is a plan view of the same, y Figure 3 is a'sectional view onthe line of Figure f2.'

a vmilk In the drawing, 2 represents Athe ldweiend `rails'orl slats and'3 the corresponding side railsor slats of the crate. Intermediate sidej rand top slats 4 and are provided and atop slat 6 is shown separatedby a space 47 `from Vthe vlower slats 2 toallow room for ythe inl i jingside and end walls, lajjseries of compara.

tivelywide bars arranged `in parallel relation and dividing-theinterior'of said crate,

sertion Aof the hand .inmoving the crate. This opening V'for theinsertion of the hand lalso allows the circulation of air through thecrateand, around the'fbottles therein when the. crates farestaclred'wone yupon another.A`

Reinforcing corners Sare providedby means of which the side and-endslats are rigidly secured tovether.- `Grroii s of-rods 9 are` mounted inthe slatsQ and reinforcing rods 10 connect the opposite slats 3andcooperate with 'the rods 9 to support the bottlesl in the crate. Bars'11, preferably of wood, extend lengthwise ofthe crate, spaced asuitable distance apart to allow the insertion of the bottle betweenthem, and straps L12 and 12:" preferably flat. straps `of metal arearranged above and below these barsl at right angles substantiallythereto and are secured tothe bars by suitable means, suoli as rivets13,

which, as shown in Figure 3, extend verticallyl lthrough the barsy landthrough the straps and are headed at each end so that the strapsma-ndbars are firmly clamped together. s ullicient space is provided betweenthe' top vand the bottomslats at the sides of the crate and theintermediate one Vto allow the insertion of the yends `of the strapsyand vprovide room for the heads on t-ition bars inthe sidewalls of thecrate.

yThe middle bar l1 is preferably beveled,

as at le, to provide .room for thefinsertioii of the fingers through-thegap 7 and beneath the rail 8. TWhen these parte are all assem-`provided'having` any desired number of pockets, tiventwbeing shownunthiscase, inl

which small bottles of milk may be placed land :safelyy .transportedfrom. place to place. ,l claim as-my'invention:

and crossfstraps cooperating with said ybars and secured thereto andforming therewith .aseries of verticalpockets, thegjends of said1st-raps. being i inserted [iiitoi gaps between ad- V jacent slats oft-opposite walls, and rivets ,p'assiiigthrough oneY of the lslats 4of-said opposite jwalls andthestr-aps seatedA thereon and .securing ftheintogethemfandffineans .be-l

bled and secured"together, val inilh vtivi-tel is neat-h said .bars yforsupporting, the kbottles in .i

said pockets "z p A2. In combination',.withalmillr crate havf andvafseiies `of flatmetal straps, seated on fthe'iiliper and Iloweredgesofsaid bars and 'having their: vei'idsganchored, .i,n the walls ofsaid crate, ineanspassing vertically through ries of 3. Abottle cratecomprising sideand end walls! and rods mounted in saidwalls in thebottom of the crate and on which the 'bottles i are. placed, barsarranged in parallel relation and dividing thespace above saidlr'ods,vand straps .mountedon vsaid bars `transversely and seated against theupper 4and lower edges thereof and co-operating therewith to form alAseries of bottle-receiving pockets, the ends of said `straps projecting.intol said sfide walls,.

means passing'through sections ofsaid wallsl y' and throughfsaid.st-rapyends seated therein and securing them" together, and' similar means.passing through said'k bars and the straps lseated thereon. v y

v 4. A bottle crate comprising side and Y i l walls composed ofV slatsplaced edge to edge, and means at thev corners for securing the abuttingslats together, the middle portions of slats intermediate the top andbottom of opposite vertical Walls of the crate being removed to provideopenings through said walls, comparatively wide bars arranged inparallel relation within said crate between the openings in said walls,straps arranged transversely of said bars and seated on the upper andlower edges thereof and secured thereto and having their ends anchoredin the opposite walls of said crate, said bars and straps formingbottle-receiving pockets, means bridging the space beneath said pocketswithin said crate and forming supports for the bottles in said pockets,theopenings in said crate walls providing for ventilation when thecrates are stacked one upon the other, and also permitting the insertionof the hands for convenience in grasping thel upper slats of the wallsof said crate.

5. In combination with a crate having side and end walls, a series ofcomparatively wide bars arranged in parallel relation and dividing theinterior of said crate, and a series of straps seated on the upper andlower portions of said' bars and having their ends anchored in the wallsof said crate, rivets passing vertically tl'irough said bars and strapsand securing them together, said bars and straps dividing the interiorof the crate into a series of pockets adapted to receive bottles.

6; A bottley crate comprising side and end walls, a series ofcomparatively wide bars arranged in parallel relation and dividing theinterior of said crate, a series of straps seated on the upper portionsof said bars and having their ends anchored in the walls of said crate,means passing vertically through said bars and straps and securing themtogether, said bars and straps dividing the interior of the crate intola series of pockets adapted to receive bottles.

7. A crate comprising side and end walls, bars arranged in parallelrelation therein, cross members having their wider surfaces seatedflatwise upon the edges of said bars transversely thereof and securedtogether, the ends of said cross members being seated in the walls ofsaid crate, said bars and cross members forming a series of verticalpockets, and means ybeneath said pockets forming a support for thearticles therein.

8. A crate comprising side and end'walls, bars arranged in parallelrelation therein, cross members having their wider surfaces seated uponthe edges of said bars and secured thereto, the ends of said crossmembers being secured together in the walls of said crate.

9. container comprising side and end walls, partition bars dividing theinterior of said container and cross straps having their wider surfacesengaging the upper andy lower portions of said bars and secured togetherin the plane of said bars andVv cooperating with said bars to form aseries of vertical pockets, and means beneath said bars for supportingarticles such as bottles inV said pockets.

l0. A container comprising sider and end walls, a series ofcomparatively wide bars arranged in parallel relation and dividing theinterior of said container, and Va series vof fiat straps having theirWider surfaces seated riatwise against the upper and lower portionsofsaid bars and secured together and havin-g their .ends anchored in thewalls of said container, said bars and. straps dividin the interior ofthe container into a series o pockets adapted to receive bottles.

ln witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 30 day of November,lQQL CHARLES A. VVOOLSEY.

